The influence of depth on a breath-hold diver: Predicting the diving metabolism of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 336, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Hastie, Gordon D ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dive behaviour; Diving metabolism; Diving physiology; Energetics; Otariid

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; EXPLOITATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PINNIPED; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WATER DEPTH;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 33746277349     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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